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HrwlLT BANK TELEPHONE PAD ACCESSORY Filed uay 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented May 26, 1925.

UNITED STATES HORACE WILTBANK, OF VIASHINGTON, DISTRICT 05 COLUMBIA.

TELEPHONE-PAD ACCESSORY.

Application filed May 29,

To all whom it may concern."

Be it known that Hoeaon NILTBANK, a citizen of the United States, and resident oi li 'ashington, District of Columbia, has invented new and useful Improvements in Telephone-Pad Accessories, as described in the following specification and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

The object of this invention is to have a telephone pad with a multiplicity of indezzed loose leaves and containing a list of telephone names and numbers on opposite sides of the leaves containing advertising matter, said book being adapted to be swung into open position over a telephone mouthpiece and thus permitting a list of telephone numbers and names'to be always handy and convenient and at the same 'time also advertisements to attract the, talkers attention during the period of telephone conversation with central or any others "that may be conversing over the phone.

In the accompanying drawings- Figure is an elevational View of the telephone pad in closed position.

Figure 2) is view of pad in open position.

Figure (3) is a side View thereof.

Figure (4:) is a perspective view of the pad suspended from "a telephone mouthpiece in closed position.

Figure (5) is an elevational View of the pad as it clears the mouthpiece.

Figure (6) is an elevational view of the pad in operative position, with the wall of the recess contacting the mouthpiece of the telephone.

The pad comprises an upper cover (1) of relatively still material, alower cover (2). a plurality of leaf members (3) situated between said cover members, these said leaf members being indexed alphabetically (4). The names and phone numbers of telephone subscribers are shown at (10) and 11 A t the upper edge are two eyelets (9) extendingmthrough the covers and leaves and extending through the eyelets are combined supporting and hinging means comprising ring members (5) inserted through the eyelets and serving toswing or pivot the leaves and covers. The two ring members are joined above the pad by an integral central member having inwardly extending arms (6) which extend upwardly "on c-urves (7) an'd then outwardlyto form 1924. Serial 110,716,680.

the curved portion (8) which is adapted to m-snapped over a telephone mouthpiece and support the pad in closed pendent position. The jaws (7) are resilient. v Extending :trom the upper edge of the pad downwardly s a recess or cut out portion, the recess being common to the upper cover (1) and plurality of leaves (3); The recess is spaced inwardly from the side and bottom edges, the walls of the recess comprising'a vertical portion (13) and an arc portion (14), the extreme width of the recess being equal to the greatest diameter of the telephone mouthpiece so that the recessed sheets and cover are adapted to be swung over: the telephone mouthpiece by virtue of the equivalent of the mouthpiece and recess width, The pad is thereby :heldsuspended in opened position and is kept in open position by the engagement of the wall of the recess with the back part of the mouthpiece. The wall acts as a support for the pad and the leaves or sheets are prevented from being displaced since the recess wall engages the tapering mouthpiece wall at its inner portion. him an upper and lower sheet, the lower sheet containing the telephone names and phone numbers corresponding to'a certain letter of the alphabet and the upper sheet advertising matter.

In operation the pad issnapped over the telephone mouthpiece by means of the resilient jaws (7) and engages the back part of the telephone mouthpiece. The width between jaws (7) is slightly greater, than the diameter of the back portion of the telephone mouthpiece, thereby capable of giving the pad free longitudinal play. The pad remains normally in a closed pendent position. When the telephoneniumber 'is desired, the pad is opened to the desired alphabetical name and the cover swung over the mouthpiece, the jaws (7 loosely engaging the back part of the telephone mouthpiece. There is permitted free longitudinal play of the entire padyenabling the recess to clear the forward part of the telephone mouthpiece and then to be depressed into supporting position with the'wall of the recess engaging the back part of the mouthpiece. When in open position the length of the recess is so proportioned with respect 'to the temporary supporting mem her (8) as "to act as the sole supporting means by engagement at its wall with the The talker has thus presented to mouthpiece. Howeve-r this can be varied by making the length slightly different, the

primary idea being to make the width of wardly past the telephone mouthpiece to operative position. The back of each sheet contains the advertising matter, thus, if the telephone operator calls for the number, the. number will always be found before the reader and an advertisement, also to arrest his attention. r

lVhile the invention has been described with particularity, various modifications and embodiments may be derived therefrom, the basic idea being to associate a recess with a pad so as to permit the leaf or leaves to be swung past the. mouthpiece and permit the wall of the recess to contact the rear part thereof to support the pad in open pendent. position with two superior posed leaves toward'the reader.

What I claim is:

" 1. A telephone pad accessory, comprising an upper cover member, a plurality of leaf members all hingedly associated, a recess in the cover member and leaf members, the wall of the recess being spaced from the lower and side edges of the leaves, the recess being curved to conform to the contour of a telephone mouthpiece and the upper parts of .the wall comprising straight portionsgsaid wall being centrally arranged and adjacent the top, the wall of the recess adapted to contact the rear part of a telephone mouthpieceand support the pad in open pendent position.

. 2. A telephone pad accessory, comprising a plurality of leaf members, eyelets extend- 3 ing through the. upper portions of the leaf members, rings for hingedly mounting the leaves, means for supporting the pad 1n closed pendent position, a recess through a plurality of the leaves adjacent the top of a size to permit a leaf or leaves to be swung past telephone mouthpiece and to permit the wall of the'recess to contact the mouthpiece,

thereby supporting the pad in open position by virtue of the contact of the wall of the recess with the wall of the mouthpiece.

3. A telephone pad accessory, comprising an upper cover member, a lower cover memher, a plurality of indexed leaf members,

eyeletsadjacent the tops of said members,

'means extending through the eyelets for hingedly mount-ing the leaves and covers,

means adapted to support the pad accessory 1n pendent closed position, a recess extending through the upper cover member and plurality of leaves for supporting the pad in open pendent position when the wall of the recess contacts a telephone mouthpiece.

phone to contact with the mouthpiece to sus pend the pad in open position with two superior posed leaves toward the reader.

5. In combination a telephone, apad com prising a plurality vof leaves, means for swingably mounting the leaves, resilient means adapted to snap over the mouthpiece to suspend the pad in closed position, a, recess extending through a plurality of the leaves, said recess being centrally arranged and of a size to clear the mouthpiece to thereafter support the pad in open position by the contacting of the wall of the recess with the mouthpiece of the telephone.

p 6. In combination a telephone, a pad comprising a lower cover member, an upper cover member, a plurality of leaf members, said leaf members being indexed, means for swingably mounting the leaves and cover members, a resilient hook member adapted to be snapped over the mouthpiece of the telephone to suspend the pad in a clo'sedposition, said resilient member being constructed to permit longitudinal movement of the pad, a recess extending through the upper cover member and a plurality of leaf members, said recess being centrally arranged near the top of the pad, the extreme width and length of the recess being of such a size to permit the cover and a plurality of leaves to be swung and then the entire pad to be elevated, enabling the upper cover and leaf members to clear theextreme forward part of the mouthpiece, and then to be depressed in operative position toward the rear of the mouthpiece with the wall of the re-" cess contacting the rear side of the mouthpiece and supporting the pad in open position.-

7 In combination a telephone, a pad comprising a lower. cover member, an upper cover member, a plurality of leaf members, r

'saidleaf members being indexed, eyelets extending adjacent the upper edges through the various members; a combined pivoting and supporting means comprising ring members extending through the eylets, and aresilient hook support centrally arranged, s'aidhook support being proportioned to snap over the telephone mouthpiece and to a permit. longitudinal movement of the pad and support the pad in temporary closed position, a recess extending through the upper cover member and plurality of leaf members adjacent the upper edges length and centrally arranged, the Wall of the recess comprising straight portions and a curved portion, the extreme depth and width of the recess being of a size to permit the cover and leaves to clear the forward part of the mouthpiece when-the cover and leaves are rotated and the entire pad is elevated to enable the wall of the recess to be thereafter depressed to contact the rear of the mouthpiece and suspend the pad in open position with an upper and lower leaf presented toward the reader.

8. In combination a telephone, a pad comprising a plurality of leaves, said pad being suspended from the mouthpiece by the contact of the wall of a recess formed centrally of a plurality of the leaves near the common edges of the leaves, the length and width of said recess being so proportioned as to permit any number of the lower leaves to clear the mouthpiece when the additional leaves are rotated and the pad elevated to bring said additional leaves from the lower to upper position, with the wall ofthe recess in said lower leaves contacting the rear part of the telephone mouthpiece.

9. In combination a telephone, a pad comprising a plurality of leaves, eyelets extending through the leaves, rings for loosely mounting the leaves, said pad being suspended from the mouthpiece by the contact of the wall of a recess formed centrally of a plurality of the leaves near the common edges of the leaves, the length and width of said recess being so proportioned as to permit any number of the lower leaves to clear the mouthpiece when the additional leaves are rotated and the pad elevated to bring said additional leaves from the lower to upper position with the wall of the recess in said lower leaves contacting the rear part of the telephone mouthpiece.

HORACE WILTBANK. 

